Montréal-Sud

Montreal-South (French: Montréal-Sud) was a suburb of Montréal located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River founded in 1906. Montréal-Sud was created from land of the Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil parish. Originally a village in its first five years, Montréal-Sud gained the status of city in 1911.

Early in its existence, its population was split between French-speaking Roman Catholics and English-speaking Protestants. This changed by the middle of the century, as the Francophones became the overwhelming majority.

The approximate territorial limits of the city were La Fayette Boulevard in the west, Bertrand Street in the south, Joliette Street in the east and St. Lawrence River in the north.

Like neighbouring Longueuil, Montréal-Sud was an enclave of the parish Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil (later known as Ville Jacques-Cartier).

On January 28, 1961, the city of Montréal-Sud merged with the city of Longueuil, keeping the latter's name. After Montréal-Sud was dissolved, its former territory underwent a major urban renewal that began in the mid-1960s.

Place Charles-Le Moyne, Longueuil's primary transit hub and business center, is in the former territory of Montréal-Sud.

It is the location of the Longueuil bus terminus and Longueuil-Université-de-Sherbrooke metro station (the terminus of the Metro's Yellow line). Most of Longueuil's high-rise residential and office buildings are located in this area, including 99 Place Charles-Le Moyne, which is 30 stories tall, and is the tallest building in Greater Montreal off the Island of Montreal.

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